Surf Drive, one of Falmouth's most iconic coastal roads, faces risk from rising sea levels, flooding and other effects of climate change.
Agassiz Road is named after a 19th century scientist, but a recent look at his legacy sheds new light on his polygenism-based research.
The Falmouth Litter Reduction Team conducted a study of roadside trash and found that nips make up about 32 percent of all roadside litter.
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Over 5,700 had voted early as of Friday, easily clearing state primary voter turnout from 2018.
Get ready for the 2020 Massachusetts primary election coming up on Sept. 1.
Patch has details on early voting, mail-in voting and in-person voting for the Massachusetts state primary on Sept. 1.
​ An email error cost Falmouth up to $400,000 in federal coronavirus relief.
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In four Cape towns, a new report shows the wage needed to rent a modest two-bedroom apartment is higher than state and national averages.
Falmouth Town Meeting representatives rejected a proposal that would have cut 10 percent of the police budget.
A Falmouth Town Meeting member proposed a 10 percent cut to the police budget, causing some to organize a protest.
Fire Chief Michael Small will retire next month after serving more than 30 years on the Falmouth Fire Department.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe scored a major court victory amid the tribe being at risk of losing its reservation.
The state is divvying up $502 million to Massachusetts cities and towns from the federal coronavirus bill passed in March.
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Falmouth voters will elect two members to the Board of Selectmen and decide on an override to pay to hire eight firefighters.
Falmouth Selectwoman Susan Moran, D, will be the next state senator for the Plymouth & Barnstable district.
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If Falmouth voters approve the override ballot question on May 19, it would cost the average homeowner $30.24 annually to add the positions.
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The Falmouth Board of Selectmen also canceled all previously approved town events through August 31.
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The Secretary of State is allowing any registered voter to request a mail-in ballot for elections being held on or before June 30.
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Bernie Sanders called the decision "disgraceful" and vowed to stand with the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in their fight to restore its land.
The Secretary of the Interior ordered the reservation be 'disestablished' and the lands be taken out of trust, according to the tribe.
Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security offices will only offer phone and online services
Joe Biden carried Falmouth by more than 1,600 votes over Bernie Sanders.
Susan Moran and James McMahon will move on to the special election for the Plymouth & Barnstable District Senate seat.
The Falmouth Town Clerk said just 1,600 people participated in early voting, but he predicts around 50 percent turnout for Super Tuesday.
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Falmouth will hold early voting beginning Feb. 24 for the presidential primary.
Falmouth residents made 229 contributions totaling $13,399 to presidential candidates in 2019 according to year-end campaign finance data.
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The grants will be used for fire safety education for children and seniors in Falmouth.
Falmouth water officials will test town water for asbestos again after a fire hydrant showed three times the legal limit.
Two physicians said they will appeal a judge's dismissal of their case which called physician assisted suicide a constitutional right.
Republican Jesse Brown will run to replace former State Sen. Vinny deMacedo in the special election in March.
Selectmen in Falmouth said a municipal ban on single-use plastic bottles will start September 1, 2020.